King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has repeatedly urged the United States
to attack Iran to destroy its nuclear programme, according to leaked US
diplomatic cables that describe how other Arab allies have secretly
agitated for military action against Tehran.

The revelations, in secret memos from US embassies across the Middle
East, expose behind-the-scenes pressures in the scramble to contain the
Islamic Republic, which the US, Arab states and Israel suspect is close
to acquiring nuclear weapons. Bombing Iranian nuclear facilities has
hitherto been viewed as a desperate last resort that could ignite a far
wider war.